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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
You live and die by the sword. Bannigan did well to turn the team around and get to an Ulster final - then when we looked dead and buried he made a few switches and we roared back into the game. But by god in extra time he made some puzzling decisions.
Lavelle was still motoring well where's McCarville, O'Toole, Woods, Gallagher and O'Hanlon were absolutely out on their feet after 70 minutes. Fresh legs is the name of the game in extra time and to only bring Mohan on for the last 5 when we were bate and to leave dowd and Ryan Wylie on the bench for the whole thing was just bizarre? If they were fit for the bench they should have been well fit for 15-20 minutes of extra time football against a load of lads who just played 70! Maguire and hanratty were two separate subs as well which was bizarre. Make 3-4 at the one time and introduce a burst of freshness no?
Anyway what do I know, he got them there I suppose..
Jjoniel79 (National) - 18/05/2026 11:19:19
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Thank you Mark McHugh, Emmet McDonnell, Jamie Gonoud and rest of the management team, and the players from one to 35 for the commitment they gave yesterday. You gave me and the thousands in the stadium and watching at home the best of days we have ever seen. To do it in the fashion they did was incredible. To go 5 down and swing to 4 up then go behind with a minute to go. What can one say about Senan Baker the coolest of heads on the field sailed up the wing and slotted the equaliser of as if he was playing in Croke park the last 10 years. Kevin O'Sullivan was incredible transitioning the ball from half back to half forward. Matty Whittaker caused all sorts of problems and took some fantastic scores. The commitment at midfield to break ball and win it was unreal in that 3rd quarter of normal time and the whole of extra time. Tadgh Baker has some engine up and down the pitch was brilliant in lead up to Heslins 2 pointer. As for Heslin what an impact won couple of kickouts scored inspirational 2 pointer with the left so happy he got his medal. This was special and hopefully the lads can recuperate over next day or two and regroup and get geared up for Cavan. Anyone know how Danny Scahill is?
Chops (National) - 18/05/2026 10:34:39
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Dublin GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "We have lots to keep us busy like the hurlers.Its not a conxern and its not a home game.Parnell park is our home ground but if Donegal had their way Dubs would not play in Dublin at all." It's where you've played your home league games for years. It's a home venue.
Although if the fairweather fan levels dwindle much further, ye could be back in Parnell!
cavanman47 (National) - 17/05/2026 20:58:23
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "Well done, quality wise it was a poor game like the Connacht final last week but it was exciting. Westmeath are an honest hard working teams but lack that quality that will bother the big teams." Thanks for the negative comments. 2 28 is some score in a so called poor game. Many congratulations to mark mchugh and this marvellous group of young man . It was a game that we were in we went behind and could have won in normal time . But in extra time we stood tall . Great displays all over the field. The baker brothers tadgh and senan when he came on were outstanding . To a man everyone ran themselves to a standstill. John heslin justified his inclusion and I hope he remains with the group. It was great to see the heroic ronan Wallace lift the bill delaney cup . Man of the match take your pick because I can't single out any one . Iarmhi abu
mickcunningham (National) - 17/05/2026 20:20:21
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "Don't be minding Gantric, a good lad for the wind up. I predicted elsewhere on this site that Westmeath would win Leinster after the Meath game & was delighted to see ye win yesterday. It's great to see Leinster back competitive as much as I loved watching the Dubs in their pomp." Great to greet all our players in my home place of tyrrellspass. They are a great bunch of young men . I'm beaming with pride
mickcunningham (National) - 18/05/2026 16:40:29
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Give us your proposed GAA calendar, when you have a few minutes. You'll find it's a lot harder to achieve something that satisfies everyone." I understand it's a nightmare. But if the GAA persist on compressing the IC season into a short window, while still charging the paying public the same wedge for a ticket, then they're going to are a drop off in attendances for many games. That's the long and short of it. And I still suspect we'll see some club championships beginning while the counties are still involved in the AI series.
Gavvygavgav (National) - 18/05/2026 16:20:45
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
I think it needs to be said again what a great job the FRC have done with regard to the new rules. It has given football a new lease of life. It's fantastic to see teams like Roscommon and Westmeath fully embrace the "new" game and they have reaped their rewards.
I would still have Kerry out in front. But there is a clutch of good teams behind them who would be very confident of taking any team down on their day. The next few weeks are going to be fascinating.
Lockjaw (National) - 18/05/2026 13:54:52
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Well done to our ladies on Saturday… the start of a great weekend for Westmeath.
Well done to Mark Mc Hugh and, the management team and well done to our brilliant brilliant players! Each and every player contributed when it was needed…
In front of support that outnumbered the dubs 2 to 1, at least… it was a great great day to be from WH in croker! Well done.
The dubs and WH supporters always get along and they were classy in defeat yesterday.
Westmeath player conditioning is on a par with any team and ahead of some teams, and has been for some time now. The extra time WH fitness yesterday was crazy.
Laker1500 (National) - 18/05/2026 11:05:00
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Waking up this morning and yesterday still feels like a dream. What a performance from our lads. Great scenes also in Mullingar last night despite the weather. I don't know about anyone else but I was teary eyed at full time yesterday with the pride of these great men. Westmeath Abu!
45onthe52 (National) - 18/05/2026 08:36:52
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To avonali: "Split Westmeath! They deserved their win. Enjoy the celebrations.." They already did! The other side is east-Westmeath; more commonly known as Meath.
A half dacent football team there also by all accounts.
35OLT (National) - 18/05/2026 03:43:21
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Well Dublin is really a hurling county so its a bonus to get into a SF Leinster final.
avonali (National) - 17/05/2026 21:30:55
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Dublin players tried to the end to be fair to them, Westmeath were just fitter and deserved their win.
A bigger concern for Dublin would be that they were outnumbered by Westmeath supporters in a home final.
peiledoir20 (National) - 17/05/2026 18:11:11
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Sincere congratulations Westmeath.
Very well done today.
Ye were excellent.
Deserved to win the game in normal time and fully deserved to win it in extra time.
What a performance by ye.
Fair play.
Enjoy the celebrations and many congrats again.
Superb win for Westmeath.
And a word of acknowledgement for your fans on the Hill today. Great craic. Top class.
Fionn (National) - 17/05/2026 18:10:17
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "The crowd that was on Hill is pretty much the same crowd that will be there in the freezing rain in February and which travels to away games. A lot of them also support the hurlers and we had 1,000 in Salthill on Saturday.
I am concerned that the GAA is rapidly going off radar as the city becomes something unrecognisable. If there is no county team with a large following that will be further reduce the appeal." Correct Barney.
For all the talk about the great Dublin support,the truth is there is the hardcore fans and the bandwagon fans.We had olenty bandwagonsfans during the six in a row but they disappear when the boys are struggling.I met many so called fans during the six in a roe and they did nt know the names of half the players.The real fans are there for the lows also.After all the highs the team gave the fans it was sad and embarassing to be outnumbered by opposing fans in our home city for a Leinster final.
brayballer (National) - 18/05/2026 11:15:14
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Ah lads give it a rest.." Forums are for discussing stuff, and we were discussing stuff?!!!!
Viking66 (National) - 18/05/2026 11:22:20
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 96andproud: "I was only giving my opinion please don't term me blindsided. He was managing Westmeath for Jesus sake!! He has had more success than many other names being floated here. All have bad results. They all have results that went against them. Maybe it's a big name the players and supporters want. You are now saying his success's is too long ago! Give the man some respect. But you are right to as we need the absolute perfect fit. We will never find it. He was asked to take the Wexford 20s and didn't after Westmeath that I do know. That's why I don't see him taking it. He was with Gorey last year and is this year. No problem if we can't agree as it's only my opinion." Looks like we won't agree, and that's fair enough, because forums like this and life in general would be pretty boring if people agreed all the time.
And yes, it was Westmeath he was with, so we shouldn't set the bar too high. But:
- would be one thing to oversee signs of sustained and even slight improvement with them, and leave them in a better place than he found them.
- another thing to leave them no better and probably worse off. For every "up" they had along the way, they had two or three significant downs.
Pikeman96 (National) - 18/05/2026 11:51:10
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Just out of interest Pikeman do you know Fortune personally?" Well, I obviously know who he is, and he knows who I am, so I suppose then yes, we know each other personally.
But we wouldn't meet or speak regularly. We're not on either particularly friendly nor unfriendly terms - more a case of nodding acquaintances who might have a quick chat about things in general rather than an in-depth discussion of something in particular.
I do recognise that there may well be a role for him somewhere in an inter-county backroom team, but I do still doubt he'd be a good choice to be the actual senior hurling manager.
Pikeman96 (National) - 18/05/2026 12:05:38
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Congrats to Westmeath, wasn't surprised at the result yesterday having watched them close up in Tullamore. I would hope that they celebrate well but reset for the AI Series as a kind draw against Cavan means they have a real chance of getting to a QF if the heads are right. Louth won Leinster in similar circumstances last year and then didn't turn up for the AI Series, hopefully Westmeath kick on.
LobinstownMan (National) - 18/05/2026 12:23:11
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Unbelievable day out yesterday. Still pinching myself today. I don't care what anyone says, you can't beat that feeling. The crowd, the atmosphere, the performance, beating The Dubs in Croke Park after being on the end of so many bad beatings up there from them since our last victory over them up there in 2004. You couldn't write it. From the first day out against Longford until the final whistle yesterday you couldn't fault any of that squad or management. The buzz around the county is unbelievable. Bringing back Heslin was a master stroke. The roar from the crowd when he came on. Anyone that thought it was a bad idea a week ago isn't saying it now. The park will be full to the rafters in two weeks time and those lads will be buzzing. I genuinely can't wait. Tickets will be like gold dust.
mintyfresh (National) - 18/05/2026 12:31:38
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Tailteann Cup 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Predictions for round 2 this weekend??
Round 2A - May 23/24
Antrim v Tipperary - Antrim
Fermanagh v Wexford - Wexford
Offaly v Down - Down
London v Laois - Laois
Round 2B - May 23/24
Wicklow v Limerick - Wicklow
Clare v Longford - Clare
Waterford v Sligo - Sligo
Leitrim v Carlow - Leitrim
mickosarmy (National) - 18/05/2026 12:33:44
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